Diseases

Internal Dissection Carotid Artery

The splitting of the vessel wall in one or both (left and right) internal carotid arteries (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the internal carotid artery and aneurysm formation.

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Abstract

The splitting of the vessel wall in one or both (left and right) internal carotid arteries (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL). Interstitial hemorrhage into the media of the vessel wall can lead to occlusion of the internal carotid artery and aneurysm formation.

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4 entry terms
  • Carotid Artery Dissection, Internal
  • Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection
  • Dissection, Internal Carotid Artery
  • Internal Carotid Artery Dissection

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Carotid Artery Diseases (1969-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Internal Dissection Carotid Artery. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020215. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020215
  2. Internal Dissection Carotid Artery. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q54928207